328th Armament Systems Wing
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Wing (air force unit)
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of the United States Air Force
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based out of Eglin Air Force Base
Eglin Air Force Base
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, Florida
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Currently the wing reports to the Air Armament Center
Air Armament Center
The Air Armament Center is responsible for development, acquisition, testing, and deployment of all air-delivered weapons for the U.S. Air Force...
, part of Air Material Command.
Previously the 328th served as part of the west coast air defense force from 1942-1944. While performing this duty it also trained replacement pilots. The group was deactivated before the end of World War II
World War II
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The group was re-assigned to Air Defense Command and activated as 4676th Air Defense Group on 2 March 1954. Redesignated 328th Fighter Group (Air Defense), on 20 June 1955 as part of ADC heritage program to reactivate notable wartime units. The 328th Fighter Wing provided active air defense of a portion of the central United States from, 1955-1968. It also maintained an air defense detachments at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida
Florida
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, 19 December 1962-15 February 1963, and at Naval Air Station Key West
Naval Air Station Key West
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, Florida, 1 August 1965-1 July 1966. From 1966 to the inactivation date July 1968 the 328th maintained a Air Defense Alert Detachmemt at Grand Island MAP, Nebraska
Mission 2006-
Cradle-to-grave management of air dominance weaponWeapon
A weapon, arm, or armament is a tool or instrument used with the aim of causing damage or harm to living beings or artificial structures or systems...
system programs: AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), AIM-9X Follow-on Sidewinder, High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM
AGM-88 HARM
The AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile is a tactical, air-to-surface missile designed to home in on electronic transmissions coming from surface-to-air radar systems. It was originally developed by Texas Instruments as a replacement for the AGM-45 Shrike and AGM-78 Standard ARM system...
) Targeting System, Miniature Air Launched Decoy
Decoy
A decoy is usually a person, device or event meant as a distraction, to conceal what an individual or a group might be looking for. Decoys have been used for centuries most notably in game hunting, but also in wartime and in the committing or resolving of crimes.-Duck decoy:The term duck decoy may...
, and aerial targets.
Subordinate organizations
- 328th Armament Systems Group (328 ARSG)
- 695th Armament Systems Squadron (695 ARSS)
- 696th Armament Systems Squadron (696 ARSS)
- Performance and Mission Support Flight
- 728th Armament Systems Group (728 ARSG)
- 691st Armament Systems Squadron (691 ARSS)
- 692nd Armament Systems Squadron (692 ARSS)
- 693d Armament Systems Squadron (693 ARSS)
- 690th Armament Systems Squadrons (690 ARSS)
- 694th Armament Systems Squadrons (694 ARSS)
- Detachment 1(328 ARSW Det. 1) – Naval Air Station Patuxent RiverNaval Air Station Patuxent River"Pax River" redirects here. For the river, see Patuxent River.Naval Air Station Patuxent River , also known as NAS Pax River, is a United States Naval Air Station located in St. Mary's County, Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay near the mouth of the Patuxent River. It is home to the U.S...
Lineage
- Constituted as 328th Fighter Group on 24 June 1942
- Activated on 10 July 1942.
- Disbanded on 31 March 1944.
- Activated as 4676th Air Defense Group on 1 January 1954
- Reestablished, and redesignated 328th Fighter Group (Air Defense), on 20 June 1955
- Activated on 18 August 1955 by inactivation and redesignation of 4676th Air Defense Group4676th Air Defense GroupThe 4676th Air Defense Group is a discontinued United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 33d Air Division, being stationed at Grandview AFB Missouri. It was discontinued on 18 Aug 1955.-History:...
- Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 February 1961
- Consolidated (31 January 1984) with the 328th Fighter Wing (Air Defense), which was established, and activated, on 28 December 1960
- Organized on 1 February 1961
- Discontinued, and inactivated on 18 July 1968.
- Redesignated 328th Tactical Fighter Wing on 31 July 1985 (Remained inactive)
- Consolidated (3 May 2006) with Air to Air Missile Systems Wing, which was established on 23 November 2004.
- Activated on 27 January 2005
- Redesignated 328th Armament Systems Wing on 15 May 2006
Assignments
- IV Fighter CommandIV Fighter CommandThe IV Fighter Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Fourth Air Force, based at Oakland Airport, California...
, 10 July 1942
- Attached to San Francisco Air Defense Wing, c. 28 October 1942-11 April 1943)
- San Francisco Air Defense (later, San Francisco Fighter) WingSan Francisco Fighter WingThe San Francisco Air Defense Region is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Fourth Air Force, stationed in San Francisco, California. It was inactivated on 31 August 1945- History:...
12 April 1943 - IV Fighter CommandIV Fighter CommandThe IV Fighter Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Fourth Air Force, based at Oakland Airport, California...
, 1–31 March 1944 - 33d Air Division (Defense), 18 August 1955
- 20th Air Division (Defense), 1 March 1956
- Kansas City Air Defense SectorKansas City Air Defense SectorThe Kansas City Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 29th Air Division, being stationed at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri...
, 1 February 1961 - Sioux City Air Defense SectorSioux City Air Defense SectorThe Sioux City Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 29th Air Division, being stationed at Sioux City Air Force Station , Iowa.-History:...
, 1 July 1961 - 30th Air Division, 1 April 1966-18 July 1968
- Air Armament Center, 27 January 2005–present
- San Francisco Air Defense (later, San Francisco Fighter) Wing
Components
- 65th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 1 November 1957-8 January 1958
- 71st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 16 January 1967-18 July 1968
- 326th Fighter (later Fighter-Interceptor) Squadron326th Fighter-Interceptor SquadronThe 326th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 328th Fighter Wing stationed at Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri. It was inactivated on 2 January 1967.-History:...
: 10 July 1942-31 March 1944; 18 August 1955-2 January 1967 - 327th Fighter Squadron: 10 July 1942-31 March 1944
- 329th Fighter Squadron: 10 July 1942-31 March 1944
- 444th Fighter Squadron: 10 July 1942-31 March 1944
Stations
- Hamilton Field, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
10 July 1942-31 March 1944 - Grandview Air Force Base, MissouriMissouriMissouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
18 August 1955-27 April 1957 (Renamed 27 April 1957) - Base Renamed as: Richards-Gebaur Air Force BaseRichards-Gebaur Air Force BaseRichards-Gebaur Air Force Base is a closed United States Air Force base. It is located south of Kansas City, Missouri. It was closed in 1994....
, MissouriMissouriMissouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
27 April 1957 -18 July 1968 - Eglin AFB, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, 27 January 2005-.
Aircraft operated
- P-39 Airacobra (1942–1944)
- F-86 SabreF-86 SabreThe North American F-86 Sabre was a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as America's first swept wing fighter which could counter the similarly-winged Soviet MiG-15 in high speed dogfights over the skies of the Korean War...
(1955–1957) - F-102 Delta DaggerF-102 Delta DaggerThe Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was a US interceptor aircraft built as part of the backbone of the United States Air Force's air defenses in the late 1950s. Entering service in 1956, its main purpose was to intercept invading Soviet bomber fleets...
(1957–1966) - F-106 Delta DartF-106 Delta DartThe Convair F-106 Delta Dart was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft for the United States Air Force from the 1960s through the 1980s. Designed as the so-called "Ultimate Interceptor", it has proven to be the last dedicated interceptor in USAF service to date...
(1966–1968)